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Wardrobe malfunction
I can’t recollect, but it must have been Friday the 13th; otherwise, how could so many…
Millennials’ problems
There clearly is a growing problem among millennials, those born between the years 1985 and 2000.…
Hay days
Hay cutting seemed to come early this year. I think it must be because the winter was so late in…
Back to work
I want to begin this column by expressing my sincere thanks to the people of Wellington-Halton…
Birthday candles
It’s my birthday and despite all efforts to the contrary, I’m growing up (I’m…
Elora native Fred Jacob’s second book was published posthumously
Almost a decade ago this column took a look at a novel written in the 1920s by an old Elora boy,…
Conservative leader Dr. R.J. Manion spoke in Arthur in 1930
Perhaps the least remembered of twentieth century federal Conservative leaders is Dr. Robert J.…
The new old trend
Economists often refer to a “reversion to the mean” where trends go back to the…
Bored
You know what I want to be this summer? I want to be bored, just like my kids. Sign me up. My…
Large avian visitors
This past week has been far more than just interesting. In addition to a couple of broody bantam…
Short-lived Fergus company made automobile signals in 1930
This column has on several occasions featured pieces on the history of the Beatty Brothers firm of…
Tax cuts
Since 2005, federal tax cuts have resulted in a significant reduction in the federal taxes that…
Secular stagnation
Recently a distinguished U.S. economist, Alvin Hansen, stated that we in North America will undergo…
Spitting dirt
It has long been a dream of mine to sit in a sulky driven by a qualified driver behind a really…